SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s smart health care industry that is viewed as a next growth engine for the country has been at a standstill for the past five years due to lack of policy coordination, a report by a local think tank said Sunday. According to the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), the country’s health care-related businesses have been growing [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Data from the National Health Insurance Service revealed that the number of panic disorder patients doubled in the past five years, and now amounts to more than 100,000 individuals each year. The number of patients rose from 50,945 in 2010 to 106,140 in 2015, increasing by an average of [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of red ginseng and other health-related products surged in recent years despite a slumping economy as people are becoming more health conscious, data showed Monday. Such a trend shows consumers opening their pockets on products they deem valuable despite challenging economic conditions, industry analysts said. Sales of health [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Konyang University Hospital announced its launch of IBM Watson for Oncology yesterday, a supercomputer diagnostic system that is poised to revolutionize the treatment of cancer patients. The launch ceremony with SK C&C, the South Korean distributor of the system, took place at the hospital yesterday in the presence of the [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean researchers have scientifically proven the health benefits of stellera chamaejasme, a medicinal herb Genghis Khan’s army used to heal the wounds of soldiers and horses nearly 800 years ago. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) found that the wound healing effect of stellera chamaejasme exceeds that [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Around thirty social workers specializing in efficient energy use will be deployed this year by the Seoul Metropolitan Government as part of an energy-saving initiative to help low-income households reduce expenditures on heating and air conditioning. Marking its fourth year in 2017, Seoul’s ‘energy social worker’ initiative will see [...]
SEJONG, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study suggests that the South Korean government’s anti-smoking policies may need to be supplemented by diet and weight loss programs to better control weight gain, which sometimes follows smoking cessation. Researcher Choi Seng-eun at the Korea Institute of Public Finance, in a report on the effects of [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean scientists discovered that rapid eye movement (REM) sleep has a role in memory consolidation, a state-run science laboratory said Monday, a finding that could lead to a treatment for diseases related to sleep disorder. The team led by Choi Jee-hyun found that REM sleep [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — No toxic chemicals linked to cancer have been found in widely used baby diapers sold by a global brand, South Korea’s trade ministry said Monday, a result that followed a French study that claimed they contain harmful compounds. A test conducted jointly by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and [...]
SEJONG, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of cigarettes in South Korea fell for three straight months in February following the government push to imprint health warning graphics on the outside of packages, government data showed Monday. Some 240 million 20-packs of cigarettes were sold last month, down 14 percent from a year earlier, according [...]